Take lead role in rigging awards system? (2,3,7)
I believe the answer is:
do the honours
'lead role in rigging awards system?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'take' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'take' could be 'honour' (honouring is a kind of taking) and 'honour' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for do the honours that I've seen before include "Play host" , "Serve as host" , "at a royal investiture, perhaps?" , "Perform a social duty for others" , "Perform a social duty for guests" .)